Deputy Prime Minister, Kurdistan Regional Government - Qubad Talabani by WSHardtalk published on 2016-12-19T12:34:43Z HARDtalk’s Stephen Sackur speaks to Qubad Talabani, Deputy Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government. The Kurds are key fighters in the war against so-called Islamic State. But does their ambition for independence threaten even more instability in Iraq? Published on December 9, 2016.